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Articles about the Labor Movement
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Detroit Symphony Orchestra hit by capitalist austerity drive
Following months of fruitless efforts to engage the Detroit Symphony Orchestra management in "good-faith" negotiations, musicians represented by American Federation…
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Video & Report – Oct. 2 mass rally: New steps forward, new challenges for workers’ movement
It was the biggest outpouring of union members and civil rights activists in decades. Thousands of buses from around the…
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Video & Report – Oct. 2 mass rally: New steps forward, new challenges for workers’ movement
It was the biggest outpouring of union members and civil rights activists in decades. Thousands of buses from around the…
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Workers fight back after lockout at uranium plant
Two hundred twenty members of United Steelworkers local 7-699 in Metropolis, Ill., have been locked out by the Honeywell Corporation,…
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Victory in Mott’s strike
Workers at a Mott's plant in Williamson, New York, reached victory after ratifying a new contract. Over 300 workers will…
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‘Brown Bailout’ campaign masks FedEx anti-union drive
When FedEx tussles with UPS and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters through media campaigns and Congressional lobbying, something important must…
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Grand Theft Capitalism continues
Nearly 44 million people, one in seven--are now in poverty in the U.S. One in five children is in poverty.…
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Los Angeles carwash workers fight for unionization
For the last eight months, the United Steelworkers have been fighting to unionize carwash workers in the Los Angeles area.…
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Socialism an integral part of U.S. labor history
As the U.S. mid-term elections approach, right-wing Tea Party demagogues have stepped up their attacks on the Obama administration for…
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Jimmy John’s workers wage union struggle
Workers at nine Jimmy John's sandwich restaurant locations across Minneapolis walked out to demand better wages, sick days, regular breaks,…
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